This weekend 

Surgoinsville Labor Day Flag Retirement, Saturday Aug 31 1:00 – 4:00 pm   

Please arrive at 1:00 PM in full Class A Uniform. There will be set up activities and a dry run prior to the ceremony. Ryan has already selected the color guard team. Others are needed to help prep the flags and retire the flags during the ceremony. Please attend if you can. This event is located at Surgoinsville Riverfront Festival. Follow signs posted on Hwy 11W toward Rogersville.

https://testing.t48.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Surgoinsville-Flag-Retirement-Trip-Sheet.pdf

September 3, 2024 Announcements: 

7 Sept 10AM – Noon Warriors Path State Park Conservation (no booking, just show up)

Olivia H. will provide leadership for trash pick-up in the park.

2024 POPCORN‬ CAMPAIGN‬

‭ All Products Have a Sale Price of $20‬

‭ Earn 50% commission to help with outings. 

‬ Sell 25 items @ $20 and earn a pie throw at‬ one of our leaders‬ 

Same fun as this past troop meeting had for celebrating Scout Card sales

‭ All Products will be Show and Sell with No‬ Refunds Available‬

‭ 1st Product Distribution September 13‬‭th‬

‭ More Product Can Be Ordered Each Week‬

‭ All Money Due by October 28‬‭th‬

‭ Storefront Dates and Time Slots Will be Made Available Online Soon.‬

‭ No Application is Provided for Credit Card Sales‬

‭ Contact your Popcorn Kernel Patrick Monk: patrickmonk75@ gmail.com if you have questions‬

September Patrol Duties!!! 

• Ceremonies: Fox 
• Food Box: Flaming Arrow 
• Game Guides: Wolf
• PLC Host and troop set-up (each week):  Shark
• Service: Eagle (Clean up and leadership assistance) 
• Can Recycling:  Phoenix (the collection bin is full to stomp on September 3rd)
• Grounds:  Panther   (Please rake the playground mulch, put rocks back in garden beds that are in the parking lot, empty trash by the play yard and pick up litter around church grounds.) 

Scouts who need Second Class 7c requirement:  Participate in a troop program on the dangers of drug  alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful substances.            Mr. John White will have a class at the September 3rd troop meeting. 

Save the date: 

Troop outings

14 Sept Navitat Canopy Adventure (T48.org booking open)

Situated on a wooded bluff overlooking the Tennessee River, this outdoor adventure trail consists of ziplines, bridges, swings, nets, and climbs.

27-29 Sept Emerald Mine /Truck In (T48.org booking open)

Doc Rocks for Geology and Mining in Society merit badges, then tour the gem mine with option to enjoy gem/ore mining (individual purchases). A short hike to The Blowing Rock for group photos at the scenic overlook. On Sunday, the troop will have a picnic and church service, then visit the Linville Falls.

19 Oct The Channels Natural Area Preserve (Day Hike) 

Hike about 3.3 miles in (mostly uphill rated moderate) over mostly dirt and gravel trail. Explore the Channels maze by squeezing through unusual ancient stone formations.

26 Oct Grin and Merit Troop MB Day (T48.org booking open)

Citz in Society*, Citz in the Nation*, Personal Management*, Sustainability*, Animal Science, Architecture, Electricity, and Game Design.  Book early on T48.org to get your choice.

Reminder for Troop 48 adult leaders:  All outings, including patrol service projects, need a roster turned into Mrs. Amy Taylor for Scout of the Year records.  This information is also useful for the scouts to track their participation and service hours.

All are invited to join CHPC events :  

Saturday, Sep 28 · 9–10:30 AM for CHPC Pumpkin Patch trailer unloading, 

October 26 4:00 PM for Trunk or Treat 

OA :

Fall Fellowship.

September 20th – 22nd 

This event will be one you’ll never forget! The lodge leadership along with the Fellowship Chairmen are working hard 

Be prepared for a weekend full of Shooting Sports, Field Games, a DJ Party, Costume Contest, and much MUCH MORE!

The THEME for the weekend will be PIRATES!!! 

You can sign up using this link or calling the scout office! https://scoutingevent.com/713-80988-195956

NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, December 27 – 30, 2024 

We have two openings available. Please talk to Ms. White or Mr. Browning.

See New York City decorated for Christmas!! 

Final Payment is due by Nov. 27th. PRICE PER PERSON: Quad room per person $1,410

Fundraising for NYC Trip: See Mrs. White to support a scout by buying Krispy Kreme Card or Little Caesar pizza.

This weekend: 

Sunday, August 25 for our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event! 10am at CHPC.  Help those in need. Our challenge is to pack 16,750 meals in two hours. 

Keep Kingsport Beautiful (KKB) is heading back to Jackson Elementary School this Saturday for another garden workday.  KKB will provide some tools and gloves, but volunteers are encouraged to bring their own if available.  Call Mrs. Wilkins for information (423) 914-4037

Grayson Highlands Backpack/Truck-In

Saturday, Aug 24 7 AM – Sunday, Aug 25 3 PM

August 27, 2024 Announcements: 

Surgoinsville Labor Day Flag Retirement, Saturday Aug 31 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm   

Please arrive at 1:00 PM in full Class A Uniform. There will be set up activities and a dry run prior to the ceremony. Ryan has already selected the color guard team. Others are needed to help prep the flags and retire the flags during the ceremony. Please attend if you can. This event is located at Surgoinsville Riverfront Festival. Follow signs posted on Hwy 11W toward Rogersville.

2024 POPCORN‬ CAMPAIGN‬

‭ All Products Have a Sale Price of $20‬

‭ Earn 50% commission to help with outings. 

‬ Sell 25 items @ $20 and earn a pie throw at‬ one of our leaders‬

‭ All Products will be Show and Sell with No‬ Refunds Available‬

‭ 1st Product Distribution September 13‬‭ th‬

‭ More Product Can Be Ordered Each Week‬

‭ All Money Due by October 28‬‭th‬

‭ Storefront Dates and Time Slots Will be Made Available Online Soon.‬

‭ No Application is Provided for Credit Card Sales‬

‭ Contact your Popcorn Kernel Patrick Monk: patrickmonk75@ gmail.com if you have questions‬

All are invited to join CHPC events :  

Saturday, Sep 28 · 9–10:30 AM for CHPC Pumpkin Patch trailer unloading, 

October 26 4:00 PM for Trunk or Treat 

August Patrol Duties!!! 

• Ceremonies: Flaming Arrow 
• Food Box: Wolf 
• Game Guides:  Shark
• PLC Host and troop set-up (each week):  Eagle
• Service: Panther / Phoenix (Clean up and leadership assistance) 
• Can Recycling:  Panther 
• Grounds:  Fox  (Please rake the playground mulch, put rocks back in garden beds that are in the parking lot, empty trash by the play yard and pick up litter around church grounds.) 

Save the date: 

Troop outings

7 Sept 10AM – Noon Warriors Path State Park Conservation (no booking, just show up)

Olivia H. will provide leadership for trash pick-up in the park.

14 Sept Navitat Canopy Adventure (T48.org booking open)

Situated on a wooded bluff overlooking the Tennessee River, this outdoor adventure trail consists of ziplines, bridges, swings, nets, and climbs.

27-29 Sept Emerald Mine /Truck In (T48.org booking open)

Doc Rocks for Geology and Mining in Society merit badges, then tour the gem mine with option to enjoy gem/ore mining (individual purchases). A short hike to The Blowing Rock for group photos at the scenic overlook. On Sunday, the troop will have a picnic and church service, then visit the Linville Falls.

19 Oct The Channels Natural Area Preserve (Day Hike) 

Hike about 3.3 miles in (mostly uphill rated moderate) over mostly dirt and gravel trail. Explore the Channels maze by squeezing through unusual ancient stone formations.

26 Oct Grin and Merit Troop MB Day (T48.org booking open)

Arrangements are still being made. Citz in Society*, Citz in the Nation*, Personal Management*, Sustainability*, Animal Science, Architecture, Electricity, and Game Design.  Book early on T48.org to get your choice.

NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, December 27 – 30, 2024 

We have two openings available. Please talk to Ms. White or Mr. Browning.

See New York City decorated for Christmas!! 

Final Payment is due by Nov. 27th. PRICE PER PERSON: Quad room per person $1,410

Fundraising for NYC Trip: See Mrs. White to support a scout by buying Krispy Kreme Card or Little Caesar pizza (We have bought a lot of cards. Please take some and sell them or we will lose money).

Personal Management and Landscape Architecture badges dropped in gym were not claimed. 

Scouts that need 7c Second Class requirement:  Participate in a school community or a troop program on the dangers of drug  alcohol, tobacco, and other harmful substances.   Mr. John White will have a class at the September 3rd troop meeting. 

— 

Julieann White

ScoutMasterT48@gmail.com

Scoutmaster Troop 48

August 20, 2024 Announcements: 

Grayson Highlands meal planning

If you missed last week’s Court of Honor, please see Mrs. Tanner to collect your awards, including rank cards, merit badges, and summer camp patches. To the scout who dropped their Environmental Science patch (please check!) in the sanctuary, see Mrs. Tanner to reclaim.

Referencing www.scouting.org/resources/insignia-guide/

• Rank patches are already presented.  Your current rank goes on the left pocket.
• While up to six merit badges can be worn on the arm of a long-sleeved shirt, it is recommended to just proceed to sewing them to a merit badge sash.
• One “temporary” event or other BSA patch can be worn on the right shirt pocket or hang from the button.  Others (pick favorites) can go on the back of a merit badge sash.

Last chance to sign up for the Grayson Highlands Backpack/Truck-In

Saturday, Aug 24 7 AM – Sunday, Aug 25 3 PM 

*Plenty of spaces!! Seeking drivers.

Trip consists of 2 parts: 

(A) 9-mile Backpacking Trip from Visitor Center parking lot at Massie Gap to “Scales” area via part of the Appalachian Trail and Wilson Creek Trail. Camping will be west of Third Peak. Trails are rated “moderate difficulty.”

(B) Truck-in Camping in the Hickory Ridge Campground, check-in at 4:00 PM. Sites 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20 are available with 2 vehicles per site and 6 persons per site. Day hikes and blueberry

picking are special activities available. Will hold a campfire, so bring stories, jokes, and songs to share. Church services are planned for Sunday. Vehicle shuttles will be used between the campground and Massie Gap.  Booking and Trip Sheet

Surgoinsville Labor Day Flag Retirement, Saturday Aug 31 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm   

This event is for scouts willing to perform color guard duties for a flag retirement ceremony at the Surgoinsville Riverfront Festival, and meet the veterans helping retire the flags.

All are invited to join CHPC events :  

August 25 for our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event! 10am.  Help those in need. Our challenge is to pack 16,750 meals in two hours. 

Saturday, Sep 28 · 9–10:30 AM for CHPC Pumpkin Patch trailer unloading, 

October 26 4:00 PM for Trunk or Treat 

August Patrol Duties!!! 

• Ceremonies: Flaming Arrow 
• Food Box: Wolf 
• Game Guides:  Shark
• PLC Host and troop set-up (each week):  Eagle
• Service: Panther / Phoenix (Clean up and leadership assistance) 
• Can Recycling:  Panther 
• Grounds:  Fox  (Please rake the playground mulch, put rocks back in garden beds that are in the parking lot, empty trash by the play yard and pick up litter around church grounds.) 

Save the date: 

Troop outings

7 Sept 10AM – Noon Warriors Path State Park Conservation (no booking, just show up)

Olivia H. will provide leadership for trash pick-up in the park.

14 Sept Navitat Canopy Adventure (T48.org booking open)

Situated on a wooded bluff overlooking the Tennessee River, this outdoor adventure trail consists of ziplines, bridges, swings, nets, and climbs.

27-29 Sept Emerald Mine /Truck In (T48.org booking open)

Doc Rocks for Geology and Mining in Society merit badges, then tour the gem mine with option to enjoy gem/ore mining (individual purchases). A short hike to The Blowing Rock for group photos at the scenic overlook. On Sunday, the troop will have a picnic and church service, then visit the Linville Falls.

19 Oct The Channels Natural Area Preserve (Day Hike) 

Hike about 3.3 miles in (mostly uphill rated moderate) over mostly dirt and gravel trail. Explore the Channels maze by squeezing through unusual ancient stone formations.

26 Oct Grin and Merit Troop MB Day (T48.org booking open)

Arrangements are still being made. Citz in Society*, Citz in the Nation*, Personal Management*, Sustainability*, Animal Science, Architecture, Electricity, and Game Design.  Book early on T48.org to get your choice.

NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, December 27 – 30, 2024 

We have two openings available. Please talk to Ms. White or Mr. Browning.

See New York City decorated for Christmas!! 

Final Payment is due by Nov. 27th. PRICE PER PERSON: Quad room per person $1,410

Fundraising for NYC Trip: See Mrs. White to support a scout by buying Krispy Kreme Card or Little Caesar pizza (We have bought a lot of cards. Please take some and sell them or we will lose money).

August 13, 2024 Announcements: 

Troop 48 Eagle Court of Honor 

Adults and Scouts, come in formal Class A uniform with merit badge sashes, as appropriate..  COH will begin right after a short troop meeting in the gym for attendance.

Grayson Highlands Backpack/Truck-In, Saturday, Aug 24 7 AM – Sunday, Aug 25 3 PM 

*Space is limited to 30 truck-in campers and 16 backpackers (looking for 7 to 8 drivers)

Trip consists of 2 parts: 

(A) 9-mile Backpacking Trip from Visitor Center parking lot at Massie Gap to “Scales” area via part of the Appalachian Trail and Wilson Creek Trail. Camping will be west of Third Peak. Trails are rated “moderate difficulty.”

(B) Truck-in Camping in the Hickory Ridge Campground, check-in at 4:00 PM. Sites 15, 16, 17, 18, and 20 are available with 2 vehicles per site and 6 persons per site. Day hikes and blueberry

picking are special activities available. Will hold a campfire, so bring stories, jokes, and songs to share. Church services are planned for Sunday. Vehicle shuttles will be used between the campground and Massie Gap.  Booking and Trip Sheet

Surgoinsville Labor Day Flag Retirement, Saturday Aug 31 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm   

This event is for scouts willing to perform color guard duties for a flag retirement ceremony at the Surgoinsville Riverfront Festival, and meet the veterans helping retire the flags.

For following meetings in August Patrol Duties!!! 

• Ceremonies: Flaming Arrow 
• Food Box: Wolf 
• Game Guides:  Shark
• PLC Host (August 13 COH ) and troop set-up (each week):  Eagle
• Service: Panther / Phoenix (Clean up  and leadership assistance) 
• Can Recycling:  Panther 
• Grounds:  Fox  (Please rake the playground mulch, put rocks back in garden beds that are in the parking lot, empty trash by the play yard and pick up litter around church grounds.) 

All are invited to join CHPC events :  

This weekend: August 9 Annual August Splash Down at Kingsport aquatic center from 6:30-8pm. Free for all 

August 25 for our Rise Against Hunger Meal Packing Event! 10am.  Help those in need. Our challenge is to pack 16,750 meals in two hours. 

Saturday, Sep 28 · 9–10:30 AM for CHPC Pumpkin Patch trailer unloading, 

October 26 4:00 PM for Trunk or Treat 

Save the date: 

Troop outings

7 Sept 10AM – Noon Warriors Path State Park Conservation (no booking, just show up)

Olivia H. will provide leadership for trash pick-up in the park.

14 Sept Navitat Canopy Adventure (T48.org booking open)

Situated on a wooded bluff overlooking the Tennessee River, this outdoor adventure trail consists of ziplines, bridges, swings, nets, and climbs.

27-29 Sept Emerald Mine /Truck In (T48.org booking open)

Doc Rocks for Geology and Mining in Society merit badges, then tour the gem mine with option to enjoy gem/ore mining (individual purchases). A short hike to The Blowing Rock for group photos at the scenic overlook. On Sunday, the troop will have a picnic and church service, then visit the Linville Falls.

19 Oct The Channels Natural Area Preserve (Day Hike) 

Hike about 3.3 miles in (mostly uphill rated moderate) over mostly dirt and gravel trail. Explore the Channels maze by squeezing through unusual ancient stone formations.

26 Oct Grin and Merit Troop MB Day (T48.org booking open)

Arrangements are still being made. Citz in Society*, Citz in the World*, Sustainability*, and more.

NEW YORK RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR, December 27 – 30, 2024 

We have 2 openings available. Please talk to Ms. White or Mr. Browning.

See New York City decorated for Christmas!! 

Final Payment is due by Nov. 27th. PRICE PER PERSON: Quad room per person $1,410

Fundraising for NYC Trip: See Mrs. White to support a scout by buying Krispy Kreme Card or Little Caesar pizza (We have bought a lot of cards. Please take some and sell them or we will lose money).

We have sent out and emailed that included the order form:

Thank you for your interest in our t- shirt campaign! There are three different scout t- shirt options available including the New York design that offers a t- shirt and hoodie option. There is also an option for our proud Scout parents! All shirts are $20 and the New York hoodie is $35. Please email your selections to: Sarahcarnette@gmail.com. Thank you again for continued support of our beloved troop!

Julieann, 

Troop.

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I was so excited to be invited to join all of you this evening for your Patrol Cooking Competition. Thank you all so much for welcoming me into your competition and meeting. 

I was so proud of every Patrol. I thoroughly enjoyed tasting every bite. 

Most importantly, I was happy to see Troop 48 remains a wonderful family. It was wonderful to see familiar faces, including Adult Leadership and GROWING Scouts. As well, I was delighted to meet new (to me) Scouts and Adult Leaders. 

Troop 48 enjoys a great legacy and awesome Scout Lead Leadership. I am happy to be still included in the Troop Legacy. 

Special thanks to Julieann White, a great friend. You are a great leader and mentor. Thank you for the invitation. 

Thanks again and I hope to see you all in the future. Keep up the good work. 

Congratulations to ALL. Doing results in great values and delivery. 

Sincerely

Christopher Howard